Progressives Tell Biden To Crack Down On ‘Union Busters’
As Americans head to the polls in 2024, the very future of our country is at stake. At HuffPost, we believe that a free press is critical to creating well-informed …
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The U.S. ‘Union Busting’ Industry: Why We Know So Little
Weak disclosure rules have helped keep anti-union consulting and legal work out of sight. Every week, U.S. workers sit through mandatory meetings where paid consultants discourage them from unionizing. The …
How Union Officials Turn Into ‘Union Busters’
“I’m a traitor, right?” said one former Teamster who became an anti-union consultant. Joe Brock gets a lot of calls from employers in distress. The 62-year-old works as a “union …
How Anti-Union Consultants Pressure Immigrant Workers
Documents reveal some of the tactics deployed specifically against immigrants during union campaigns. In the fall of 2020, a group of workers at a recycling company called United Scrap Metal …
Inside Corporate America’s Favorite ‘Union Busting’ Firm
The Labor Relations Institute links employers up with the “persuaders” who thwart union organizing campaigns. TULSA, Okla. ― The nexus of the “union avoidance” consulting industry sits in a row …
The Consultants Behind ‘Union Busting’
How a pair of “union avoidance” consultants using fake names turned a small Midwestern workplace upside down. Early last year, the president of a small manufacturing company in Missouri received …